US7073365B2 - Linear drive metal forming machine - Google Patents

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US7073365B2
US7073365B2 US10/515,552 US51555204A US7073365B2 US 7073365 B2 US7073365 B2 US 7073365B2 US 51555204 A US51555204 A US 51555204A US 7073365 B2 US7073365 B2 US 7073365B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D51/00—Making hollow objects
    • B21D51/16—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects
    • B21D51/26—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects cans or tins; Closing same in a permanent manner
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D41/00—Application of procedures in order to alter the diameter of tube ends
    • B21D41/04—Reducing; Closing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D51/00—Making hollow objects
    • B21D51/16—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects
    • B21D51/26—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects cans or tins; Closing same in a permanent manner
    • B21D51/2615—Edge treatment of cans or tins

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  • the present invention generally pertains to the method and apparatus for producing containers and, more particularly, to die necking of such containers.
  • necking The technology for reducing the open-end portion of a closed end container (necking) has been in existence for over one hundred years.
  • the procedure was originally developed for artillery shells, with a larger diameter shell casing being reduced to retain a smaller diameter projectile.
  • the process by which this is accomplished today is called die necking.
  • the basic concept of necking is to force a typically cylindrical, thin walled metal body or shell at a given diameter and physically push it into a die or series of progressively smaller dies. In this process a reduction in diameter of the open end is realized.
  • the primary purpose for a reduced diameter at the open-end is material savings, and thus realized as cost savings.
  • the end panel is of a thickness that is on the order of at least twice the thickness of a typical sidewall, as the diameter of the container is reduced, the amount of material necessary for the end panel is reduced by a greater amount.
  • the necking operation is performed to bring the opening to a specific diameter to facilitate a standard size valve assembly and eliminate any secondary adaptor that would otherwise be necessary.
  • a secondary consideration of reducing the diameter of the end of the container is the reduction in the longitudinal stress exerted on the end of the container. As the cap size is reduced, this stress is reduced and the thickness requirement of the end cap is also reduced.
  • the third consideration for diameter reduction is visual. Many aesthetically pleasing shapes can be achieved by necking conventional cylindrical block shapes into tapered geometries and containers that resemble bottles.
  • the strength of the can body depends on a number of factors including the Young's modulus and yield stress of the material, the plate thickness and the can diameter. If the practical limit on diameter reduction is exceeded, the material will wrinkle, pleat, pucker or tear at a point inherent to the geometrical characteristics and type of metal being necked.
  • a computational device such as a computer, is used to control the action of a knockout ram and/or a pusher ram in a container die necking apparatus and method.
  • the motions of the pusher and the knockout rams are preferably controlled by a prime mover such as a motor, power transmission system, hydraulic system, etc., whose motion is controlled by a computer control system optionally via a displacement feedback loop.
  • a prime mover such as a motor, power transmission system, hydraulic system, etc.
  • the computer numerical control systems checks the prescribed path that the user enters in for each ram to the displacement feedback loop and makes adjustments to the prime mover accordingly.
  • the system preferably uses time as its base.
  • an apparatus for reducing the diameter of a sidewall of a seamless unitary metal container body having a sidewall, an endwall at one end of the sidewall, an open end at an opposite end of the sidewall, and a longitudinal axis extending between the endwall and the open end.
  • the apparatus comprises a knockout element adapted to be inserted into the container body through the open end, a forming die shaped to reduce the diameter of the sidewall of the container body when the open end of the container body is forced therein to produce a neck portion of reduced diameter on the container body, means for driving the open end of the container body into the forming die, means for retracting the knockout element through the neck portion as the neck portion is formed, and means for removing the container body from the forming die and knockout element.
  • At least one of the means for driving the open end of the container body into the forming die and the means for retracting the knockout element through the neck portion is a linear reciprocal prime mover arranged to create movement or force in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the container body to move the knockout element, or to force the container body into the forming die, or both.
  • the use of linear prime movers under computer numerical control for manipulating thin gauge metal offers a wide variety of advantages over conventional technology and is not limited to die necking.
  • the present invention provides a high degree of versatility in forming operations and a capability to change profile shaping and a variety of operating parameters in real time.
  • Cam development can be accomplished using the readily adjustable process of the present invention to derive empirical data quickly and efficiently with programmable adjustment of variables such as motion, force and velocity.
  • Stroke length can be adjusted by simply dialing in the desired length on the fly and without shutting down operations as opposed to tearing the machine down, removing the cam that determines thrust, retooling the cam, replacing and testing the new stroke to determine if it matches the intended modification and finally to determine if the modification matches the intended result on the cam profile.
  • a variety of forming variables and associated ratios can be customized and easily adjusted for individual operations and can be controlled independently for each stage in a multiple stage machine.
  • the present invention allows forming operations that require a high degree of variability and precision to be possible. It also allows machinery to be developed which may have been impractical from a development standpoint using current technology.
  • the present invention may therefore comprise a method of reducing the diameter of the sidewall at the open end of a seamless unitary metal container body having a sidewall disposed about a longitudinal axis and a unitary endwall at one longitudinal end of the sidewall opposite to the open end comprising: placing the container body with the endwall in communication with a drive segment and the sidewall in communication with a forming segment having a fixed position forming die of curvilinear configuration in longitudinal cross section and located to form a juncture with the original diameter of the sidewall and progressing with further reduction in diameter toward the open end of the container body; driving a knockout ram with a first linear drive motor that produces a reciprocal motion in the longitudinal axis relative to the container; drawing a knockout that is connected to the knockout ram, the knockout disposed to engage an interior surface of the open end of the container and having a substantially uniform reduced diameter corresponding to the reduction in diameter at the curvilinear configuration of the forming die; extending the knockout longitudinally with
  • the present invention may also comprise an apparatus for reducing the diameter of a sidewall at the open end of a seamless unitary container body, the sidewall disposed about a longitudinal axis and a unitary endwall at one longitudinal end of the sidewall opposite to the open end comprising: a fixed position forming die of curvilinear configuration in longitudinal cross section and located to form a juncture with the diameter of the sidewall and progressing with further reduction in diameter toward the open end of the container body; a first linear drive motor producing a reciprocal motion in the longitudinal axis relative to the container; a knockout of-substantially uniform reduced diameter corresponding to the reduction in diameter at the curvilinear configuration of the forming die, the knockout extending longitudinally from a position outside of the open end of the container to a depth within the container body beyond the juncture with the diameter of the sidewall; a second linear drive motor producing a reciprocal motion in the longitudinal axis relative to the container; a pusher ram connected to a pusher pad
  • the present invention may also comprise an apparatus for the development of metal container manufacturing equipment comprising: an apparatus for reducing the diameter of a sidewall at the open end of a seamless unitary container body, the sidewall disposed about a longitudinal axis and a unitary endwall at one longitudinal end of the sidewall opposite to the open end comprising; a fixed position forming die of curvilinear configuration in longitudinal cross section and located to form a juncture with the diameter of the sidewall and progressing with further reduction in diameter toward the open end of the container body; a first linear drive motor producing a reciprocal motion in the longitudinal axis relative to the container; a knockout of substantially uniform reduced diameter corresponding to the reduction in diameter at the curvilinear configuration of the forming die, the knockout extending longitudinally from a position outside of the open end of the container to a depth within the container body beyond the juncture with the diameter of the sidewall; a second linear drive motor producing a reciprocal motion in the longitudinal axis relative to the container; a
  • the present invention has numerous advantages over prior art. These include a high degree of versatility in forming operations and a capability to change operating parameters on the fly. Variables such as motion, force and velocity are programmable and highly adjustable at anytime during the forming stroke. In combination with this variability the present invention allows for alteration of the programming in real time, and thus, modifications to the metal forming can be accomplished rapidly and without shutting down or retooling the production equipment. This real time alteration of metal forming allows the apparatus to be utilized as a development tool to set manufacturing parameters on production machines that do not possess such variability.
  • the forming variables and associated ratios can be customized and easily adjusted for individual operations and can be controlled independently for each stage in a multiple stage machine. This can be accomplished on the “push” side of the forming operation and also on the “pull side” with the same or different forces. These additional motions can be used for multiple necking stages or any other operation that require linear motion such as expandable mandrels or for performance of other operations (i.e., bottom piercing etc.).
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of one embodiment of the overall system of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of one embodiment of a die necking operation of a thin wall cylindrical beverage container
  • FIG. 3 is a detailed schematic illustration of a die necking of the diameter of the sidewall of a seamless unitary metal container body
  • FIG. 4 is a lateral view schematic illustration of one embodiment of a die necking operation of a thin wall cylindrical beverage container.
  • FIG. 5 is an illustration similar to FIG. 1 , but showing a computer numerical controller connected to the die necking apparatus.
  • FIG. 1 of the drawings discloses a schematic illustration of one embodiment of the overall system and apparatus of the present invention.
  • the apparatus can be viewed as including a forming segment 102 and a drive segment 104 (illustrated within dotted lines) that together carry out operations on a seamless unitary metal container body 106 to achieve a reduction in the diameter of the sidewall 106 A of the body, an operation also known as die necking.
  • Die necking is initiated by the stroke of a first linear motor 116 , which is preferably a linear drive motor, acting as a prime mover.
  • the first linear motor 116 generates an inwardly directed longitudinal force on a knockout ram 114 that is transmitted to a knockout element 110 (often referred to simply as a “knockout”).
  • the knockout ram 114 is secured by a knockout ram bushing/die retainer 112 which allows the knockout ram to experience linear motion in the direction of the longitudinal axis 106 B of the metal container 106 .
  • the ram bushing/die retainer 112 also holds and retains a forming die 108 through which the knockout ram 114 and knockout element 110 extend.
  • a similar second linear motor 128 is provided in the drive segment 104 and it generates an inwardly directed linear force on a pusher ram 126 that extends through a pusher ram bushing 124 to a pusher pad 122 .
  • the pusher ram bushing 124 secures the pusher ram 126 and allows the pusher ram to experience linear motion in the direction of the longitudinal axis 106 B of the container body 106 .
  • the pusher pad consequently exerts force on a closed end wall 106 C of the container body 106 .
  • the first linear motor 116 is initiated to extend and insert the knockout element 110 inside the open-ended metal container 106 beyond a point where a reduction in the diameter of the sidewall will occur.
  • the second linear motor 128 transmits a longitudinal force through pusher ram 126 to pusher pad 122 .
  • the metal container body 106 is consequently driven into and contacts a shaped inner forming surface 108 A of the forming die 108 from the receiver end.
  • Air (or other gas) under pressure is introduced into the interior of the container body through a channel 120 in knockout element 110 to pressurize the container body 106 in order to maintain its structural integrity in the radial direction during the necking operation.
  • FIG. 2 of the drawings discloses a more detailed schematic illustration of one embodiment of the die necking operation of the present invention.
  • the die necking (reduction of the diameter) of a sidewall 206 A of a seamless unitary metal container body 206 is initiated by the stroke of a first linear motor 216 .
  • the first linear motor 216 generates a longitudinal force that is transmitted to a knockout element 210 .
  • the knockout element 210 is extended and inserted inside the open-ended metal container body 206 beyond a point where a reduction in the diameter of the sidewall will occur.
  • a second linear motor 228 transmits a longitudinal force to a pusher pad 222 .
  • An open end 206 D of the metal container body 206 is driven into and contacts the inner forming surface 208 A of a forming die 208 from the receiver end.
  • Air under pressure is introduced into the interior of the container body 206 through a channel 220 passing through the knockout element 210 and is utilized to pressurize the container body 206 to maintain its structural integrity in the radial direction during the necking operation.
  • the second linear motor 228 Concurrently, sufficient linear force is transmitted from the second linear motor 228 to allow the container body 206 to conform to the shape of the inner surface 208 A of the forming die 208 while the first linear motor 216 retracts the knockout 210 out of the container body 206 to maintain support on the inside diameter of the sidewall in the neck portion 206 E as it is formed, to assist in drawing the metal in a longitudinal direction and to prevent pleating of the metal container 206 in the neck portion.
  • the knockout element and the air pressure inside the container body push the can body from the forming die. This is possible as the pusher pad commences to move away from the forming die.
  • the knockout element is reversed during this step in order to push the can from the die.
  • these die necking processes reduce the container diameter by a few millimeters in each operation. If a greater reduction is attempted, the material undergoes a hoop buckling failure known as “pleating.”
  • the use of the knockout element helps to prevent this failure.
  • the profiles of the forming die and the knockout element match each other, so that the gap between them is about 1.03 to 1.5 times the material thickness. This is sufficient to permit the material to pass through with slight thickening, but will not permit the material to pleat.
  • FIG. 3 of the drawings discloses a more detailed schematic illustration of one embodiment of the die necking operation on the sidewall of a seamless unitary metal container body.
  • a metal container 306 with an initial container diameter 334 is pushed into a forming die 308 and applied force from a linear motor (not shown) is transmitted through the body of the container by the container side wall 306 A.
  • the container sidewall 306 A conforms to the shape of the die forming surface 308 A and is prevented from pleating by the knockout element 310 .
  • the container sidewall 306 A is shaped in the necked portion of the container 306 E from an initial container diameter 334 to a final container diameter 336 .
  • the maximum force that can be applied to form the necked portion of the container 306 E is limited by the strength of the container body 306 . If the necking force exceeds the strength of the container body then the necking will cease and the container will be crushed.
  • the present invention allows substantial variability not only on the “push” side of the forming operation but also on the “pull” side.
  • the pull side is driven by a linear motor that retracts or removes the knockout element 310 from the metal container 306 as the container sidewall 306 A conforms to the die forming surface 308 A.
  • the pull of the knockout element 310 during the push phase of the forming operation assists in drawing the open end 306 D of the container sidewall 306 A into the forming die 308 and in maintaining proper wall thickness and shape over the necked portion of the container 306 E. It is the force and the velocity of the push and pull, as well as their ratios to one another, that determine the ability and precision with which the apparatus is able to shape the metal container body 306 .
  • FIG. 4 of the drawings discloses a detailed schematic illustration of one embodiment of the die necking operation of the present invention.
  • a star wheel assembly 400 is utilized to facilitate the automated insertion and extraction of metal containers 406 from the metal forming apparatus.
  • Pre-necked containers 406 are loaded into a chute 440 which is supported by the chute mount 444 .
  • the containers are stacked and oriented side-to-side awaiting insertion to the star wheel assembly 400 at a star wheel insertion point 442 .
  • the star wheel assembly indexes by rotating clockwise 45 degrees (in this particular embodiment).
  • the die necking operation as described in the previous drawings in performed at a star wheel necking point 446 where the metal container aligns longitudinally with the linear motors and forming die assembly (not shown) as previously described.
  • the necked metal container is indexed within the star wheel assembly 400 and continues in a clockwise manner to a point where it is removed from the star wheel assembly 400 at a star wheel extraction point 448 .
  • the finished container 406 ′ is collected in a pick up gutter 450 which is supported by a pick up gutter mount 452 .
  • the disclosed invention allows the relative motion of the pusher and knockout element to be capable of a highly variable velocity (push/pull) ratio throughout the neck forming operation. In this manner the velocity ratio (push/pull) can be varied for the individual necking stages and through an individual stroke.
  • a microprocessor driven controller By including a microprocessor driven controller, the forces, velocities and respective ratios can all be independently programmable and highly adjustable at anytime during the forming stroke.
  • FIG. 1 By using an apparatus as detailed in FIG. 1 , four independent motions relative to a fixed die position are possible (two on the pusher side and two on the knockout side). Forming operations can be performed on both ends of the motors stroke or the same operation can be performed at either end with the same or different forces. These additional motions can be used for multiple necking stages or any other operation that require linear motion such as expandable mandrels or for performance of other operations (i.e., bottom piercing etc.). As with the primary container forming motions, these additional motions are also programmable and highly adjustable at anytime during the forming stroke.
  • the forming forces described within the aforementioned examples are also programmable and highly adjustable anytime during the forming stroke. They can be customized and adjusted for individual operations and adjusted independently for each stage in a multiple stage machine. Connecting linear motors in tandem can also increase these forces to nearly any extent necessary.
  • the system is highly applicable in the area of container manufacture development. Modifications to the metal forming can be accomplished rapidly and without shutting down or retooling the production equipment. Container profiles can be developed quickly and easily using these alterations and optimization features. This allows the invention to be utilized as a laboratory or development tool to set manufacturing parameters on production machines containing less sophistication, variability and cost for purposes of mass production.
  • the apparatus of the present invention is preferably controlled by a computer control system, optionally by a displacement feedback loop.
  • the computer may be used to control the prime movers acting on the pusher and knockout rams, and optionally the supply of pressurized fluid to the interior of the container body.
  • the computer may be used to control such variables as the stroke length of the knockout ram and/or the pusher ram, the velocity ratios of the rams, the strip air timing, pressure and pressurization profile, and adjustments for different neck lengths (e.g. by adjusting pin height).
  • Such adjustments may be made by modifications of a computer control program (computer numerical control) via a variety of available user interfaces.
  • FIG. 5 A simplified example of such a system is illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • This shows apparatus similar to that of FIG. 1 , with the same reference numerals used to indicate the same elements, except that the numerals begin with a “ 5 ” rather than “ 1 ”.
  • FIG. 5 additionally shows a computer controller 580 that may be accessed via a monitor and keyboard arrangement 582 .
  • the computer controller is connected via wires to actuators controlling the motors 528 and 516 and the air supply via channel 520 .
  • the apparatus includes a displacement feedback loop (not shown), i.e. means for measuring the displacement (or other characteristics) of the knockout and pusher rams and for returning this information to the computer controller 580 so that the information can be compared with the instructions programmed into the controller.
  • the computer controller can therefore check the prescribed path that a user enters in for each ram to the displacement feedback loop and makes adjustment to the prime movers accordingly.
  • the system preferably uses time as its base.
  • the system may use a desired velocity ratio (i.e. the ratio of the knockout velocity relative to the pusher velocity), which may be held constant or variable, and then the computer controller may determine what path the knockout element or pusher should follow to satisfy the velocity ratio.
  • a further alternative way of establishing differential motion between the pusher and knockout is to measure the pusher load or the load that the prime mover sees on the pusher side.
  • the load is then used in the feedback loop to control the acceleration, velocity, and/or the displacement ratios between the pusher and knockout rams so that the machine minimizes the load, thus minimizing the load placed on the container being necked.
  • It may be necessary to compensate for the load due to the air pressure that is used to strip the container body from the forming die in the apparatus. Just before the container is necked, the container is filled with air at pressure greater than atmospheric pressure. This compensation may be accomplished by using the load in the feedback loop only during the neck forming periods of the machine cycle and/or by measuring the pressure load throughout the cycle and accounting for it.
  • the feed back loop mentioned above may be used to minimize the load that is applied to a container body during the necking operation.
  • the retraction of the knockout element can be detected and controlled to reduce the force necessary to cause the necking as the container body is forced into the forming die.
  • the knockout element helps to draw the container body into the forming die as it shapes the necked portion, thus enabling the pushing force on the container body to be reduced.
  • the computer controller can be used to sense and control these respective forces to apply the minimum forces required to achieve proper necking.
  • pin height is the distance between the pusher pad and the shaping die and it can be adjusted using the computer controller to control the prime movers using the displacement feedback loops to provide the desired setting input by the user.
  • a locking system may then be used to “fix” the adjustment to ensure that it does not change during the course of operation.
  • container bodies of differing size may be accommodated by equipment of one kind.
  • a variation of this is to use the computer control system that adjusts the pin height to also move during the necking process to provide velocity ratios other than those inherently built into a hard cam system.
  • the computer controller may be used to slow down the flow of air to the interior of the container body when a certain pressure has been reached. Air slowly leaks from the container around the knockout element so a continual flow or air into the container body is required to compensate for this. However, if an excessive flow of air is maintained after optimal pressure has been reached, more air merely leaks around the knockout element and costs are increased by the resulting air flow losses.
  • the computer By providing a pressure sensor in the container body, e.g. on the knockout element, the computer can be notified when the pressure has reached the optimum value and a valve may be adjusted by the computer controller to minimize the air flow necessary to maintain the desired pressure.
  • strip air timing The way in which the air flow is controlled during the necking operation is referred to as strip air timing.
  • the computer controller can be used to adjust the strip air timing when adjusting neck profiles in order to provide the air flow at the right time.
  • the pressure may also be optimized to allow for the buildup of air so that maximum pressure is reached when needed in order to reduce neck defects and provide the force necessary to strip the container body from the forming die.
  • the apparatus of the present invention has infinitely adjustable pusher and knockout ram motion, infinitely adjustable velocity ratios, infinitely adjustable strip air timing, pressure and pressurization profiles, simple adjustments for different neck lengths (by adjusting stroke and pin heights), with simple adjustment for containers of different heights (by adjusting the pin height).
  • These adjustments are made to take effect via modifications of the computer control program and are made possible by using at least one linear reciprocal and controllable prime mover.
  • the apparatus of the present invention preferably has infinitely adjustable prime movers in both the forming segment and the drive segment, this is not essential.
  • a conventional hard cam arrangement may be provided in one of these segments with a reciprocal prime mover in the other.
  • the term “hard cam” refers to a physical cam (hardware as opposed to software) of the conventional kind that, upon rotation, causes a longitudinal movement of the pusher ram or knockout ram.
  • the hard cam may move the pusher or knockout ram that has a stroke length sufficient to be able to neck container bodies with neck lengths, container heights and diameters that would be within the expected range, while using a computer controlled reciprocal linear prime mover on the other ram.
  • hard cams may be used to move both the pusher and the knockout rams, providing stroke lengths sufficient to neck containers with neck lengths, can heights and diameters that would be within an expected range.
  • a computer controlled reciprocal linear prime mover may be used to control the pin height between the pusher side relative to the die/knockout side of the machine and to lock the distances in so that there would be no movement during necking.
  • the separation between the two sides need not be locked relative to one another, using the computer controlled system to obtain the effect of different velocity ratios between the pusher and knockout rams.
  • the invention may be used to form a flexible neck profile machine.
  • one set of tooling is designed in such a way that it may be used to neck containers with vastly different neck profiles without the need of all new tooling. In this case, only a few new tools would be required most likely at the beginning and ending stages of the neck tooling progression.

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